Okoye hit symbolized Atwater's career but didn't define it

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 1989, file photo, Seattle Seahawks' Louis Clark (84) brings in a pass as Denver Broncos' Steve Atwater defends during an NFL football game in Seattle. Atwater will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the class of 2020. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, File)

FILE - Former NFL player Steve Atwater announces that the Denver Broncos select Georgia Tech's Adam Gotsis as the 63rd pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL football draft in Chicago, in this Friday, April 29, 2016, file photo. Chances are slim the Broncos would have dethroned the defending champion Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII were it not for the outstanding play of free safety Steve Atwater. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 1998, file photo, Denver Broncos safety Steve Atwater (27) jumps into the air in an attempt to block a pass by Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre during the third quarter of NFL football's Super Bowl 32 at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. At left are Packers' Dorsey Levens (25) and Adam Timmerman (63). Atwater is part of the 2020 class to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)